English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stover, Stover Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yate

Historical Forms

  • of Stanford(a), on Stanford(a) 950 BCS887
  • Stofford 1306 Ass
  • Stonford 1322 Ext
  • Stanforde 1327 SR
  • Stover Bridge 1830 M

Etymology

Stover, Stover Bridge, of Stanford (a ), on Stanford (a )950 BCS 887, Stofford 1306Ass (p), Stonford 1322Ext (p), Stanforde 1327SR (p), Stover Bridge 1830 M. 'Stony ford', v. stān , ford , and for the form cf. Phonol. § 37 (c ). The ford linked Yate with Iron Acton across the Frome.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement